wordless wednesday

M I U 

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so lucky ... !

Reaching for the stars ...

why not ?

Twenty years ago this very day,

I had a major operation

after being diagnosed with breast cancer

on Friday the 13th

(no, I'm NOT superstitious, but I remember

that day very well, when my world came tumbling down)

It took me a while to get things back on track,

before I even trusted to reach for the stars.

It all worked out well

and I'm happy to be still here,

and I now know you have to reach for the stars

(at least try !)

Just busy, busy, busy

with more little paintings :

it is such FUN 

sending love ...

When you leave out

what the commerce likes to do with Valentine Day ...

it's just fun

to send a bit of love

into the world !

This is only a quarter (!)

of a new small painting,

gouache on paper

(9 x 14 cm)

A small token of love

to someone special ?

Happy Valentine

second month, second day ...

Oh yes, January is already gone !

I'm still just in the mood for painting.

Slowly, day by day

new small paintings grow

to their final state.

It's still winter,

thought not really cold with ice or snow

(just WET)

But in the garden the first signs

that spring isn't thát far away,

are already visible :

snowdrops, aconites and very small crocuses !

Why not join all the happy green in the garden ...

So I started with a very "springy" background

for another painting

THIS will take a while

but here on my painting it smells like spring !

growing from "scratch"

"Dandelion - meeting"

(22 x 12 cm  ,  8.65 x 4.70")

And yes, there are more little paintings,

so another bit ...

sleeping ...

The little paintings I'm making right now

are all little fantasies.

Stories one can make up

by just looking at the painting ...

After the owls

came a sheep, a ram 

sleeping

:-)

"night friends"

Here's the finished little painting

(only 9 x 14 cm ,   3.5 x 5.5")

The new fine brushes I bought lately

are just fine for this

(I had some older ones with hairs sticking out : grrrrrrrrr)

Because it is such fun

I started on the next one immediately.

(in progress)

18 - 1 - 18

The year has quietly started ...

and I continued with what I was doing

at the end of December :

drawing.

After the "Snowman" and the "Star catcher"

I was in the mood again !

Other crafts have been quiet for a while,

that's how things work best for me.

I have a whole page with little sketches

with ideas that I might make

into a bigger little painting

with gouache paint (poster paint)

Normally I work with acrylic paint, "oils" is not me ...

The little grandson is very happy that I'm using that now,

instead of acrylic paint !

(that HARD to get from his clothes,

should he make a mess ...

so now he's happy to work next to me !)

After making the layered background

I start with the drawing in chalk pencil
(which is in fact for sewing, but it works great)

Working the light colours is a bit tricky

(because the layers underneath easily dissolve again)

The rest is for tomorrow ...

Red, yellow and blue ...

and learning how to mix the other colours !

:-)

*

We had a mighty storm today here in Holland :

roofsblown off, trees fell and trucks blown over,

all train traffic stopped

and some roads were closed.

In the afternoon is quieted down, thank heavens !

A true winter storm !